God’s Antidote for anxiety from Phillipians 4
Note that the steps God gives here us are all commands, not suggestions.
- “Rejoice in the Lord always… (see Habbakuk 3)
- do not be anxious about anything (choose to recognize and confront confront your anxiety and worry by:)
- in everything by prayer, supplication and thanksgiving (note the thanksgiving, thanking God for what we don’t like because we know he has a plan for us in this.)
4.present your requests to God… (get out what’s bothering you,, tell God about it, learn what he thinks about it. Leave it with him.
Result: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (taking refuge in Him).
- Note: this peace is not something we can understand, for it comes by our faith in our heavenly Father.
As one who has been confronted by many worries, I can assure you that
In obeying God by taking these 5 steps can free you from worry, anxiety, and fear because our focus is now on God, not our circumstances.
